Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithSchuman, 1950 - 319 pages A study of Sir Thomas Browne, a seventeenth century physician who was deeply concerned with his own faith at a time of religious strife and of new interest in science, and the remarkable age in which he lived. |
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Page 117
... hath produced none that hath had better reception amongst the learned ; it hath been received and fostered by al- most all , there having been but one that I know of ... that hath had the face to appear against it ; that is Mr ...
... hath produced none that hath had better reception amongst the learned ; it hath been received and fostered by al- most all , there having been but one that I know of ... that hath had the face to appear against it ; that is Mr ...
Page 146
... hath done the greatest execution upon truth . . . hath been the establishing of our belief upon the dictates of Antiquity . " He says in his opening discussion : " Men hereby impose a Thraldom on their Times . Hippocrates 2000 years ago ...
... hath done the greatest execution upon truth . . . hath been the establishing of our belief upon the dictates of Antiquity . " He says in his opening discussion : " Men hereby impose a Thraldom on their Times . Hippocrates 2000 years ago ...
Page 183
... hath the ashes of his friend hath an everlasting treasure . Polished and transformed these same passages recur in Urn Burial : How the bulk of a man should sink into so few pounds of bones and ashes , may seem strange . . . to drink the ...
... hath the ashes of his friend hath an everlasting treasure . Polished and transformed these same passages recur in Urn Burial : How the bulk of a man should sink into so few pounds of bones and ashes , may seem strange . . . to drink the ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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